Ismail Merchant

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Ismail Merchant

Country

India

Birth - Death

1936 - 2005

Occupation

Entertainment

Notable Achievements

Academy Award

Description

Film director, noted for Merchant-Ivory films which won six Academy Awards. His first short film, 'The Creation of Woman' (1961), was nominated for an Academy Award. Personal partner was James Ivory. Author of several best-selling cookbooks on Indian cuisine along with books on filmmaking and his autobiography ' My Passage from India: A Filmmaker's Journey from Bombay to Hollywood and Beyond' (2018). Notable films include 'A Room with a View', 'Howards End', and 'The Remains of the Day'.

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